RANDLEMAN — Tate Andrews hit a grand slam and Randleman kept its Piedmont Athletic Conference baseball title hopes alive by edging visiting Central Davidson 5-4 on Friday night.
That blast followed Jackson Hill’s bases-loaded walk in the third inning. John Kirkpatrick pitched five innings for the victory and Andrews notched the save.
Earlier in the week, Central Davidson won 2-1 against the visiting Tigers earlier in the week despite Randleman’s Jake Riddle pitching a four-hitter with nine strikeouts.
Both teams have won conference loss.
** Lincoln Coble struck out nine in a five-hitter and Brody Little drove in both runs with a seventh-inning double as Trinity nipped host West Davidson 2-1 in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference.
West Davidson rolled in Friday’s rematch, winning 12-1 against first-place Trinity.
Going into the final week of the season. Trinity holds a one-game lead on Providence Grove.
Peyton Williams scored three runs and Cohen Wolfe had a two0run double when Trinity defeated host Southern Guilford 8-4. Cameron Hill was the winning pitcher.
** Chase Collins struck out 11 batters in five innings when Providence Grove whipped host Wheatmore 11-1 in the Central 3-A Conference. Andrew Thomas had two doubles among his three hits and scored two runs.
Thomas struck out 15 batters in Providence’s 10-0 home victory in the rematch. Thomas also drove in two runs and scored two runs.
Providence Grove lost 12-5 to visiting Southern Alamance despite Thomas scoring two runs.
** Winning pitcher Daniel Jaimes drove in four runs in Asheboro’s 12-2 home victory vs. Northeast Guilford in the Triad Area Athletic Conference, keeping the Blue Comets within a game of co-leaders Northern Guilford and Southeast Guilford.
Asheboro’s 20-4 victory at Northeast Guilford came with Sam Gore going 4-for-4 with four runs batted in and four runs scored. Shane Immel notched three hits. Winning pitcher Price Kidd struck out eight.
** Brady Armfield hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs when Southwestern Randolph socked host East Davidson 13-1.
Southwestern Randolph lost twice in Four Rivers Conference games.
First-place Northwood scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Southwestern Randolph 5-4 despite Armfield’s three-run home run. Logan Weidman pitched six innings in a no-decision for the Cougars. Northwood later won 5-0 at home against the Cougars.
** Jake Hunter threw a five-inning shutout as second-place Uwharrie Charter Academy defeated host Cornerstone Charter 13-0. Ty McCauley scored three runs.
Keaton Hill’s one-hitter with 10 strikeouts tamed visiting Jordan-Matthews in a 10-0 Four Rivers Conference triumph. Rusty Wheless drove in four runs, Levi Mitchell hit a home run and McCauley scored two runs.
UCA later rolled 11-1 at Jordan-Matthews with Jaxon Mabe’s three doubles driving in three runs and McCauley, the winning pitcher, knocking in three runs.
** Bryson Marley fired a five-inning perfect game with seven strikeouts when Eastern Randolph won 10-0 against visiting North Moore in the Four Rivers Conference. Carlos Cordero drove in three runs.
In the rematch at North Moore, the Wildcats won 12-0 behind a combined two-hitter from Cade McCallum and Landon Albright. Cordero drove in four runs.
Eastern Randolph also won against visiting Faith Christian, with Cordero driving in four runs and Miles Cox knocking in three runs in the 12-2 outcome. Maddox Dunn pitched all five innings for the Wildcats.
